Our profession is facing serious challenges — declining billings, a growing talent gap, and AI reshaping the way we work. As architects, we naturally want to solve them all. But if we want real influence with policymakers and the public, we need to focus on issues that directly impact people’s lives.

But, despite our expertise, architects are missing from the rooms where the big decisions happen. The rooms where housing policy is shaped. Where cities are funded. And where the future of the built environment is debated.

We should be inside these rooms. Not as observers, but as leaders.

I believe the next leap forward for our profession starts with putting architects back at those tables (alongside policymakers, business leaders, and civic decision-makers), so we’re in there shaping things as they happen (not after the fact).

That’s why I want to be in YOUR corner. To be your training partner. To guide and support you. To push you out of your comfort zone and question you.

This is the work I've built my career on. I'm ready to do it at scale… for you.

Advocacy is where we can make an immediate impact. 

My vision is clear: secure the AIA a permanent seat at the table and prove that our expertise is essential. Once we do that, we can tackle other challenges.

For now, let’s focus. Let’s lead. Put me in coach.